put\ oneself\ in\ another's\ place
- put\ oneself\ in\ another's\ place
• put oneself in another's place
• put oneself in another's shoes
v. phr.
To understand another person's feeling imaginatively; try to know his feelings and reasons with understanding; enter into his trouble.
It seemed like a dreadful thing for Bob to do, but I tried to put myself in his place.
If you will put yourself in the customer's shoes you may realize why the thing isn't selling.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань".
Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс.
1997.
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put oneself in another's place — or[put oneself in another s shoes] {v. phr.} To understand another person s feeling imaginatively; try to know his feelings and reasons with understanding; enter into his trouble. * /It seemed like a dreadful thing for Bob to do, but I tried to… … Dictionary of American idioms
put oneself in another's place — or[put oneself in another s shoes] {v. phr.} To understand another person s feeling imaginatively; try to know his feelings and reasons with understanding; enter into his trouble. * /It seemed like a dreadful thing for Bob to do, but I tried to… … Dictionary of American idioms
put oneself in another's place — consider a situation from another s point of view. → place … English new terms dictionary
put\ oneself\ in\ another's\ shoes — • put oneself in another s place • put oneself in another s shoes v. phr. To understand another person s feeling imaginatively; try to know his feelings and reasons with understanding; enter into his trouble. It seemed like a dreadful thing for… … Словарь американских идиом
put oneself in another person's shoes — place oneself in someone else s situation, try to imagine what it is like to go through someone else s experiences … English contemporary dictionary
in another's place — See: PUT ONESELF IN ANOTHER S PLACE … Dictionary of American idioms
in another's place — See: PUT ONESELF IN ANOTHER S PLACE … Dictionary of American idioms
in\ another's\ place — See: put oneself in another s place … Словарь американских идиом
place — n. & v. n. 1 a a particular portion of space. b a portion of space occupied by a person or thing (it has changed its place). c a proper or natural position (he is out of his place; take your places). 2 a city, town, village, etc. (was born in… … Useful english dictionary
place — noun 1》 a particular position or point in space; a location. ↘informal a person s home. ↘a point in a book reached by a reader at a particular time. 2》 a portion of space available or designated for someone. ↘a vacancy or available… … English new terms dictionary
